Links

Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II home
Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas Handbook (pdf)

Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas II

Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II

HELPFUL BOOKS
Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
A Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds
The Birder's Handbook

MAPS and LIKE RESOURCES

DeLorme Michigan Atlas and Gazeteer
Rand McNally Metro Detroit and Wayne Co. Guide
(excellent updated maps, and CD-ROM that lets you print and 
customize maps, great for atlassing)

Google Earth
(free download for Windows that allows for viewing satellite imagery, 
and printing maps with exact coordinates; can be used for MNFI form)

TopoZone topographic maps
(also can be used for MNFI form)

Google Maps (ability to view satellite images online to check for good habitats)

Michigan Dept. Natural Resources topo maps

Township names and designations (pdf) for entire state of MI
Wayne Co. townships (huge pdf file, but nice when you zoom in)
Search for same maps by county
Michigan land plats

For the above, click on a county for township designations and
use this link to determine the correct block (not all of Wayne Co.
conforms to typical township-range survey)
 

Rouge River Bird Observatory home